title: How cognitive plasticity resolves the brain's information processing dilemma.
abstract: A key unresolved question in cognitive science is whether the brain uses asynchronous or synchronous patterns of information transmission. Using an auditory learning task combined with electrophysiological recordings, we reveal for the first time that cognitive plasticity during learning transforms an asynchronous into a synchronous transmission pattern to achieve rapid, error-free performance. We also present a new model showing how the brain may resolve its information processing and transmission dilemma.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
authors.forename: Diankun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Weiyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kendrick
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Dezhong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult